Steven Davies is unlikely to be at Surrey much longer where his desire to regain the wicketkeeping gloves is blocked by the emergence of Ben Foakes, but he can still cast happiness upon The Oval for now

Stuart Meaker can be a thrilling sight. His run-up oozes effort and intent, a bowler hurling everything of himself at his opponent

Ireland have made large strides over recent years, but there is a sense that greater opportunities have arrived at a time when the team is in decline

He knows his side are 'underdogs' against Yorkshire in the T20 semi-final, but he has spent his entire career scrapping and has no intention of stopping yet

Sharjeel Khan struck 152, the third highest score for Pakistan in ODI cricket, and Imad Wasim bagged 5 for 14 as they crushed Ireland by 255 runs

Azhar Ali has little more than a year to turn Pakistan's one-day fortunes around and ensure they won't have to face the World Cup Qualifiers

When Graham Onions chipped Ollie Rayner to midwicket, Middlesex were able to toast their first Championship victory at Lord's this season

Other sports have shown the way, but ours still makes it hard for smaller teams to rise

Nick Compton is back with a bang and that has to be good news for Middlesex's title challenge

James Franklin and Ollie Rayner made for an unlikely pair of destroyers. But together they turned the game, as Durham's 74 for 0 became 74 for 4 in 17 crushing deliveries

Cricket South Africa chief executive Haroon Lorgat has declared his board's support for the introduction of two divisions in Test cricket

George Bailey's first century at Lord's protected Middlesex's lead at the top of Division One and staved off a strong Surrey challenge in the London derby

As the evening shadows lengthened at Lord's, so ended a riveting day's cricket. It had contained eleven wickets, and dramatic collapses from both sides, yet was ultimately defined by a partnership that occupied almost half the day

Nick Gubbins made 82 but Nick Compton fell for 11 on his return to first-class cricket as Surrey retained the advantage at Lord's

Earlier this week, Surrey knocked Middlesex out of the Royal London One-Day Cup at Lord's. Now, with Middlesex at the summit of the Championship, Jason Roy has left Surrey bent on another act of sabotage

T20 leagues are attracting large audiences as well as players. Will international cricket go the way of international football?

Jason Roy plundered a 51-ball hundred but it was not enough to earn Surrey a quarter-final

England Lions produced an astonishing display of batting in their recent tri-series, further evidence of the belated evolution in the limited-overs game in English cricket

Shorter matches spell good news for spectators and broadcasters. Cricket has a little to lose and a whole lot to gain by truncating its premier format

David Willey's eagerness to prove himself led him to leave Northants for Yorkshire in the close season - and the counties collide at Headingley on Friday with a NatWest quarter-final place on Willey's radar